1, a big or colonial monarchy.
2. Although there is no emperor, a country that expands outward is sometimes called an empire.
3, a metaphor for a large enterprise with a huge organization and strong strength.
Imperialism refers to the direct or indirect political, economic or cultural domination or control of a country, a nation or a race over other similar groups. Traditional imperialist suzerain and vassal states regard collecting tribute and providing protection as their rights and obligations. The new manifestation of new imperialism is that compared with traditional imperialism, it has changed the economic life and political structure of client countries.
Imperialism has the following economic characteristics:
(1) Monopoly rules formed on the basis of highly developed production and capital concentration are its basic characteristics;
(2) Bank capital and industrial capital are combined to form financial capital, and on this basis, financial oligarchy is produced;
(3) Capital export, different from commodity export, is of great significance;
(4) The international alliance of the world has been formed;
(5) The division of the world map is completed.
America: Trust imperialism
Germany: yongke bourgeois imperialism
Britain: colonial imperialism
France: usury imperialism
Russia: military feudal imperialism
Japan: military feudal imperialism
The Characteristics of American Imperialism-"Trust Imperialism"
By the end of 19, American industrial production had jumped from the fourth place to the first place in the world, and products accounted for 1/3 of the world. Production and capital are sharply concentrated, with steel king Morgan, oil king Rockefeller, railway king Vanderbilt, automobile king Ford and so on. 80%-50% of the national railway, oil, steel and automobile production is monopolized by a handful of financial oligarchs. The main form of American monopoly organization is trust (the so-called "trust" refers to the merger of many enterprises producing similar goods or products, and the participating enterprises lose their independence in production, commerce and law). 1909, the trust, which only accounts for 1% of the total number of enterprises in China, has mastered half of the national output value. So Lenin called America "trusting imperialism".
The Characteristics of German Imperialism-"Yong Ke Bourgeois Imperialism"
After the reunification of Germany, the interests of the landlord class and the bourgeoisie in Yongke gradually tended to be consistent. Politically, they monopolized important military and political positions in Germany and occupied an important position in the state power. After the monopoly bourgeoisie entered the stage of imperialism, in order to suppress the proletarian revolutionary movement at home and compete for market and world hegemony abroad, it further relied on Yong Ke's dictatorship over the landlord class. Lenin pointed out that Germany is a "warlord, junker and bourgeois imperialist country".
The Characteristics of British Imperialism-Colonial Imperialism
Britain occupied the largest number of colonies in the world. At the beginning of the 20th century, the area of British colonies reached more than 33.5 million square kilometers, which was more than 100 times of its own territory. The colonial population is nearly 400 million, which is nine times that of our country. The cruel oppression and exploitation of the colonies is an important condition for the development of British monopoly capital. It is of great significance to the rise and fall of Britain. Therefore, Lenin called it "colonial imperialism"
Characteristics of French imperialism-"usury imperialism"
France is also an old capitalist country. After the Franco-Prussian War, its industrial production declined. In the absence of rapid development of production, the monopoly bourgeoisie invested a lot of capital in credit and abroad in order to grab high profits. In 19 10, French foreign investment was 3.098 billion francs, and in 19 14, it soared to 60 billion francs. From 1909 to 19 13, the annual income of usurers alone is as high as17.05 million francs to180.500 francs. Lenin pointed out that France is "usury imperialism".
Characteristics of Russian imperialism-"military feudal imperialism"
Although the development of Russian capitalism lags behind other capitalist countries, at the beginning of the 20th century, it also entered the stage of imperialism after other countries. Due to the incomplete reform, aristocratic landlords still hold the political power from the central to the local. In the process of transition to imperialism, monopoly capital is closely combined with feudal remnants. Because of weak economy and backward industrial production, it is difficult to compete with other capitalist countries. Only through military aggression, trying to make up for their lack of financial capital through colonial plunder, so as to promote hegemonic politics and participate in the struggle to carve up the world. So Lenin called it "military feudal imperialism".
Characteristics of Japanese imperialism-"military feudal imperialism"
Explanation: Meiji Restoration was incomplete, leaving many feudal remnants. In the process of transition to imperialism, the monopoly bourgeoisie is closely combined with feudal forces, and many monopoly capitalists are transformed from the old feudal privileged businessmen. Because Japan's capitalist economic development level and industrial production are far less than those of European and American powers, the weak monopoly capital colluded with the powerful warlord groups, vigorously pursued the policy of aggression and expansion, launched a war of aggression, and accelerated the development of monopoly capital. Therefore, Japan is called "imperialism with military feudalism".